Satellite Meeting (SfN 2026)

The Trip Between Bedside and Bench: Advancing Cross-Species Research in Psychedelic Neurosciences

Limited Spots! Registration is First-Come, First-Served.

Join leading researchers for an in-depth exploration of translation methods in psychedelic neuroscience, with a special focus this year on non-human primate research. The event will highlight successful translational models, tackle key roadblocks in cross-species research, and discuss strategies for identifying neurobiological mechanisms and biomarkers that bridge preclinical and clinical contexts. The program features talks, panel discussions, and a networking poster session with cocktails and appetizers.

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Speakers

Martha Havenith, Ph.D.

Max Planck Research Group Leader
Ernst-Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Do mice dream of electric cheese? Tracing the neurobehavioural dynamics of altered consciousness across species
Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, PhD

Full Professor, Department of Physiology and Behavior
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Ayahuasca in Callithrix jacchus: Behavioral and Neurobiological Insights into Depression
Ande Bagdasarian, PhD

Instructor and Investigator, Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Neuroimaging of psychedelic and psychoactive drug effects in non-human primates
Janis K. Hesse, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Tsao Lab, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Effects of psilocybin on feedforward and feedback processing in macaque visual cortex
Jamie C. Masthay

PhD Candidate, Chang Lab, Department of Psychology
Yale University
Psychedelic Studies in Nonhuman Primates: Past and Future
Ashton Barber, MS

PhD Candidate, Kalin Lab, Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Development of a rhesus macaque model to assess the anxiolytic effects of rapid-acting antidepressants
Tate DeWeese

PhD Candidate, Harris Lab
Johns Hopkins University

Moderators

Steve W. C. Chang, PhD

Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience
Yale University
Ilya E. Monosov

Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University